1 Resources needed CDaudio track of Peter and

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Resources needed • CD/audio track of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev • Peter and the Wolf listening map • Instrument posters • Pencil per child 2

Instructions • The following is the story of Peter and the Wolf. • As you listen to the musical composition, read the “teacher prompts” which correspond to the numbered panels on the Listening Map. • Visual cues on the map relate to concepts found in the music and/or narration. • Where there are two choices, students should be asked to choose one and circle the picture representing their choice. A “pencil” in the panel means students should draw a line representing the shape of the musical idea they hear, such as a bird’s flight. • The teacher should help students at each panel by using the “teacher prompt” to elicit a response; you may even want to stop the CD occasionally as needed or even listen to sections more than once and discuss as a class what is heard. 3

1. Early one morning, Peter opened the gate and went out into a big, green meadow. (Peter’s theme) 4

2. On the branch of a big tree sat a little bird, Peter’s friend. . . “All is quiet” chirped the bird happily. (Bird theme) 5

3. Soon a duck came waddling around. She was glad that Peter had not closed the gate. She decided to take a nice swim in the deep pond in the meadow. (Duck theme) 6

4. Seeing the duck, the little bird flew down upon the grass, settled next to the duck and shrugged her shoulders. “What kind of bird are you if you can’t fly? said she. To this, the duck replied “what kind of bird are you if you can’t swim? ” and dived into the pond. 7

5. They argued and argued – the duck swimming in the pond, the bird hopping on the shore. 8

6. Suddenly, something caught Peter’s attention. He noticed a cat crawling through the grass. 9

7. The cat thought, “The bird is busy arguing…I’ll just grab her. ” Stealthily, she crept toward the bird on her velvet paws. 10

8. “Look out!” shouted Peter, and the bird immediately flew up into the tree. 11

9. The duck quacked angrily from the middle of the pond. 12

10. The cat stalked around the tree and thought “Is it worth climbing up so high? By the time I get there, the bird will have flown away. ” 13

11. Grandfather came out. He was angry because Peter had gone to the meadow. “It is a dangerous place…If a wolf should come out of the forest, then what would you do? ” 14

12. Peter paid no attention to Grandfather’s words. Boys like him are not afraid of wolves. 15

13. But Grandfather took Peter by the hand, led his home, and locked the gate. 16

14. No sooner had Peter gone when a big, grey wolf came out of the forest. 17

15. The cat climbed quickly up the tree. 18

16. The duck quacked and in her excitement jumped out of the pond. 19

17. But no matter how hard the duck tried to run, she couldn’t escape the wolf. He was getting nearer…catching up with her…and then…he got her. With one big gulp, he swallows her. 20

18. And this is how things stood: the cat was sitting on one branch, the bird on another, not too close to the cat. 21

19. The wolf walked around the tree looking at them with greedy eyes. 22

20. In the meantime, Peter, without the slightest fear, stood behind the closed gate watching all that was going on. 23

21. Peter ran home, took a strong rope and climbed up the high, stone wall. One of the branches of the tree around which the wolf was walking stretched out over the wall. 24

22. Grabbing a hold of the branch, Peter lightly climbed over onto the tree. Peter said to the bird, “Fly down and circle around the wolf’s head. Take care that he doesn’t catch you. ” 25

23. The bird almost touched the wolf’s head with her wings while the wolf snapped angrily at her from this side and that. Surprise! 26

24. Gosh, the bird really worried the wolf. He wanted to catch her. The bird was clever and the wolf couldn’t do anything about it. Meanwhile, Peter made a lasso and carefully lowered it down. He caught the wolf by its tail and pulled with all his might. 27

25. Feeling himself get caught, the wolf began to jump wildly trying to get loose. 28

26. Peter tied the other end of the rope to the tree. The wolf’s jumping only made the rope around his tail tighter. 29

27. Just then the hunters came out of the woods following the wolf’s trail and shooting as they went. 30

28. But Peter, sitting in the tree said “Don’t shoot!” Birdie and I have already caught the wolf. Now, help us take him to the zoo. 31

29. Imagine the triumph and parade with Peter at the head. 32

30. After Peter, the hunters are leading the wolf and winding up the parade is Grandfather and the cat. The Grandfather shook his head and said “Well! And if Peter hadn’t caught the wolf, what then? ” 33

31. Above them, birdie flew chirping merrily, “My, what fine ones, Peter and I! Look what we have caught!” 34

32. And if one would listen very carefully, he could hear the duck quacking in the wolf’s belly because in his hurry, he had swallowed her alive. 35